NYC Restaurant Reviews | Steakhouses, Burgers & Bars
As a Yankees fan, I know a thing or two about rooting for an empire. So when I realized I had quietly eaten my way through every corner of Simon Kim’s restaurant kingdom, it felt right. Kim opened Cote in Flatiron nine years ago. Then came Coqodaq. Then he took over three floors of 550…
It was Jerry’s birthday, and we had a serious scientific question to answer: is carrot cake technically a salad? That was the excuse. The real plan was to go to Monkey Bar, eat everything, and then go to a steakhouse afterward. Yes. Monkey Bar was the snack. The pregame. The appetizer to dinner. We did…
Everybody wants to know how to get into the Polo Bar. People call the reservation line like it’s a 1990s radio contest and they’re caller number nine. People know a guy who knows a guy. People camp out on apps at midnight like they’re waiting for Taylor Swift tickets. I found the answer, and it…
I almost went to the wrong Astor. Of course I did. If you know me, you know I get lost anytime two places share a name. Astor Place. The Astor building. The Astor restaurant. My brain saw three Astors and quietly left the chat. So here is my one piece of real advice before we…
Some inconclusive information came my way this week about my favorite chicken pot pie in the city. Turned out to be false. But once you start questioning your favorite pot pie, there’s only one responsible move. Taste every chicken pot pie in New York until the record is set straight. This is stop one. A…
Another bad week, another perfectly good reason to find a steakhouse. Tallow just opened inside the old Lord and Taylor building, and word got to me about a happy hour running ten dollar martinis from five to seven. I did not need to hear anything else. I headed down, relatively close to the trains, no…
CoqoDaq is one of my favorite restaurants, and every trip back confirms exactly why. Korean fried chicken, caviar, and champagne, which tells you everything you need to know about the vibe before you even sit down. If you missed my first visit, I covered the brunch side of things in my Coqodaq Brunch NYC review,…
Dee and I hadn’t seen each other in a while. Life happens, schedules stop lining up, and suddenly it has been months since you sat across from your friend and actually talked instead of texting a string of half finished sentences. We picked Swoony’s in Carroll Gardens to fix that, and funny enough we landed…
Another Friday, another reason to have a couple martinis. At least this time it was not that bad of a week at work. I ended up at Trudie’s Tavern, recently opened in Carroll Gardens. Not too far from work, supposedly great roast chicken, and I heard the martinis were worth the trip. You already know…
I heard a new bar was opening up in the East Village called Limo Bar NYC and immediately had to check it out. The concept is exactly what it sounds like. Inside feels like a limo. But honestly my brain went somewhere completely different the second I walked in. I expected Gordon Gekko whispering “greed…